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Conservation managers are tasked with the difficult job of conserving biodiversity, often with limited information and poorly defined goals (Hayward 2009). There are numerous techniques available to achieve this objective; however, the critical element is the separation of biodiversity from the processes threatening it.
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Hayward, M.W., Somers, M.J. (2012). An Introduction to Fencing for Conservation. In: Somers, M., Hayward, M. (eds) Fencing for Conservation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0902-1_1
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